Figure
ca. 1690-1695 (made)
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The head has a projection above it, possibly the remains of a crown. The right hand holds a rod or sceptre in yellow. The bottom of the skirt has wide vertical blue lines and thin black ones, with an area of pale turquoise green. All the rest of the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: Pinkish white.
Shape: Two fragments possibly press-moulded, joined in the middle by restoration. The upper part is the trunk of a female. The lower part is the bottom of a skirt. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Condition: Much restored.
Glaze: Pinkish white.
Shape: Two fragments possibly press-moulded, joined in the middle by restoration. The upper part is the trunk of a female. The lower part is the bottom of a skirt. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Naturalistic figure probably representing Mary II |
| Physical description | The head has a projection above it, possibly the remains of a crown. The right hand holds a rod or sceptre in yellow. The bottom of the skirt has wide vertical blue lines and thin black ones, with an area of pale turquoise green. All the rest of the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Condition: Much restored. Glaze: Pinkish white. Shape: Two fragments possibly press-moulded, joined in the middle by restoration. The upper part is the trunk of a female. The lower part is the bottom of a skirt. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Prof. F. H. Garner |
| Object history | Professor F.H. Garner Bequest, 1965. |
| Production | London (probably Norfolk House) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | L3. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.255-1991 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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